Saturday, October 20, 2012
MCMAHON OF
Tom Bush, winning trainer of Unbridled Command (No. 8): “The trip was beautiful and I loved when [Ramon Dominguez] moved him up just a couple of spots down the backside when they were going pretty slow. Ramon said he was really handling the surface; he didn’t have a bobbling step to him, and that gave him a lot of confidence, too. He’s just a horse that continues to move forward, and it’s exciting. Visually it certainly was his best race…and he’s improved in the morning as well. He’s just a smoother, kinder horse and his breezes are more professional. He’s coming the right way.”
“If he’s healthy and nothing’s amiss, we haven’t ruled out running him in the Hollywood Derby [Grade 1, 1 ¼ miles on November 25 at
Ramon Dominguez, winning jockey aboard Unbridled Command (No. 8): “He had run on soft ground and run well. He was just floating on top of the soft ground. He didn’t mind it at all. When he saw an opening on the rail, he didn’t hesitate at all.”
“He won a Grade 3 last time, the Saranac. It was a pretty good race. Tom is under the impression this horse is maturing and getting better, so he might still be on the improve.”
